Broom and mop holder.



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APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 29, 1910.

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FRANK C. DAVIS, OF TUCSON, ARIZONA.

BROOM. AND MOP HOLDER.

Specication of Letters Patent:

Application led August 29, 1910.

Patented May *7, 1912.

serial No. 579,394.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. DAvIs, acitizen of the United States,residing at Tucson, in the county of Pima and State of Arizona., haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom and Mop Holders;and I do hereby declare the fo-llowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in broomand mop holders, the object being to provide a device by means of whichhandleless brooms can be readily secured Within the holder or detachedtherefrom.

Ano-ther object of my invention is to provide a holder which is soconstructed that the same will hold a broom head or a mop rmly inposition to be used.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a dust blower inconnection with the holder, whereby the dust collected within the broomhead will be blown therefrom in order to keep the broom clean. p

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed and pointed o-ut in the claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved holder showing a broom head arranged inposition therein. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the broom head. Fig. 3is a side elevation of a head with the handle removed, which is capableof being placed within the holder. Fig. 4 shows a side elevation of abroom holder with a dust blower attached. Fig. 5 is an edge elevation ofthe holder, showing a modified means of securing the cylinder to thehead. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a detail verticalsection through the pump, and, Fig. 8 is a plan view of the clamp.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates my improved holder whichcomprises a head 2 having depending arms 3 carrying a clamp 4 forsecuring a broom head 5 therein, in such a manner that it will be heldsecurely and yet be capable of being readily detached in order to usethe holder for a mop. The head 2 is provided with a socket member 6adapted to receive a handle 7 which is secured therein by any suitablemeans. The clamp 4 is preferably constructe-d of wire, as clearly shown,and has its end portions mounted in eyes formed at the ends of the arms`3, whereby the clamping member 8 can be swung downwardly so as to clampthe broom.

In Fig. 4 lI show a pump cylinder 9 attached to the head 2 having thehandle 10 slidably mounted therein forming a piston rod provided wit-h apiston head as will be later described. Mounted on the upper end of saidcylinder 9, in any preferred manner, is a socket 9a similar to thesocket 6 before described, and said pump cylinder is provided with atube 11 extending therefrom, adapted to pass through the broom head, sothat when the tube is forced downwardly, the air in the cylinder isforced down through the tube to remove the dust from the broom.

The handle or piston rod 10 carries a .piston head 12 and a springcushion 13 for checking the downward movement of the piston, and it willbe seen that by operating the pistonrod or handle, air will be forcedout through the tube.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown a slightly modified form of securingmeans between the pump cylinder and the head, which consists inproviding the lower end of the pump cylinder 9 with an annular collar9b, which collar is split to receive the head 14, and a clamping ring 15is used to clamp the cylinder upon said head in such a manner that thesame may be readily attached or detached.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided amop and broom holder to hold a broom head or mop, and one which is soconstructed that a blower can be attached in the form of a pump whichcarries a piston adapted to be used as a handle so that when pressure isplaced on the broom, the piston will be forced downwardly in order toforce the dust out of the broom.

What I claim is:-

A holder of the kind described, comprising a head provided Withdepending arms carrying a, clamp for securing a, mop or broom, a socketmember carried by 'said holder, and means coperating with said socketmember for removing the dust from the broom, said means also forming a,handie for said broom.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

- FRANK C. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

CHARLIE H. IVEAVER, CARLOS BOTERO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

